Joel BergsmaUnderwater photographer · Expedition diver

Galapagos00°44'S 90°21'WApr 2011 to Jul 201244 photos

San Cristobal Island

Three days and two nights on San Cristobal Island, our fourth and final Island stay in the Galapagos. Kicker Rock and Isla Lobos are located offshore from San Cristobal.

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Late afternoon view of the harbor at Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island.Late afternoon view of the harbor at Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island.Our Dive the Rock tour description. Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island.Martin Delgado's "Tranquilo Divers" travel agency - Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos
View on a clear day along the waterfront - Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island.July 6, 2012. View on a clear day along the waterfront - Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island.July 6, 2012. View on a clear day along the waterfront - Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island.July 6, 2012. View on a clear day along the waterfront - Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island.
Morning of July 6, 2012. Looking toward our snorkel tour shop (Martin Delgado's "Tranquilo Divers" travel agency - Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos).Our boat - all of us were snorklers. No divers. July 6, 2012.Kicker Rock. July 6, 2012.
On July 8, we flew from San Cristobal, Galapagos to Quito (via Guayaquil) on a comfortable jet operated by LAN Airways.On July 6 we flew from Puerto Ayora to San Cristobal Island on a small plane, that could not accommodate our heavier luggage.Snoozing Sea Lion. Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island.Sea Lions snooze on the walkway beside their sandy beach. Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island.
A Sea Lion snoozes in a public park along the waterfront. Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island.A Sea Lions sleeps with its fin on the face of its partner. Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island.Charles Darwin Bust (1809 - 1882).A Sea Lion pup breast feeds while the sand covered mother snoozes on a park bench. Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island.
Sea lions rest in a children's park. Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island.A Sea Lion pup breast feeds while the sand covered mother snoozes on a park bench. Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island.A Sea Lion pup breast feeds while the sand covered mother snoozes on a park bench. Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island.Brown Pelican on the waterfront in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands. July 7, 2012.
This is the second of three large sandy beaches in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island, that fill with sea lions each evening.Sleeping sea lions along the waterfront - Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island.Sleeping sea lions on a sandy beach along the waterfront - Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island.A Sea Lion and her two pups - Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island.
This is one of three large sandy beaches in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island, that fill with sea lions each evening.Sleeping sea lions - Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island.Sleeping sea lions - Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island.Sally Lightfoot Crabs scramble across the black lava rocks along the harbor at Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island.
Sally Lightfoot Crabs scramble across a black lava rock along the harbor at Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island.We watched the sunset near a sea lion beach at the Cafe del Mar.Sea lion at rest along the walkway.Not sure what bird we saw here along the waterfront - Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island.
Hotel Miconia Restaurant for dinner on July 7, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island.Hotel Miconia Restaurant for dinner on July 7, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island.Dinner in town followed by an evening waterfront walk. Here a large Sea Lion has climbed the pier's stairs and is spending the night on a park bench. Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island.A local restaurant - Calypso - along the waterfront.
Looking toward the dining area at the Pimampiro Hosteria, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. July 6 - 8, 2012. Stairs in foreground led to our room.View of bay & swimming pool at the Pimampiro Hosteria, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. July 6 - 8, 2012. Our balacony was overhead.Underwater photograph by Joel Bergsma
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